In this locality was one of the four academies of Washington County authorized by the State of Georgia and known as the Riddleville Academy. Mr. Anderson Riddle, a prominent citizen of the community and an ardent advocate of education, learning of . . . — — Map (db m21256) HM
Early on Nov. 25, 1864, the advance guard of the 20th Corps & of Gen. Sherman's army reached this vicinity and found that the nine bridges over, Buffalo Creek and tributaries had been burned by Wheeler's cavalry. A detachment of the 58th Indiana . . . — — Map (db m151273) HM
For over 60 years this outstanding Negro was an entrepreneurial, educational, religious, and political leader in Washington County. On this site in 1897 he founded the Royal School for young Negro children. — — Map (db m24439) HM
Traces its beginning to a Methodist Society held at home of pioneer William Hicklin around 1805, and the 1825 Hicklin Meeting House Roll with 32 members recorded by Rev. Tillman Snead, early Methodist Pastor. First deed found in 1831 settlement of . . . — — Map (db m38681) HM
Governor Thomas William Hardwick, lawyer and statesman, spent most of his life in this city. Born in Thomasville, Dec. 9, 1872, he graduated from Mercer in 1892 and from Lumpkin Law School, U. of Ga., in ‘93, in which year he was admitted to the . . . — — Map (db m24746) HM
On May 4, 1865, Jefferson Davis arrived in Washington, Georgia (68 miles N), where he performed what proved to be his last duties as President of the Confederate States of America. Shortly thereafter, with a small staff and escort, he departed . . . — — Map (db m24785) HM
A beautiful reproduction of the Greek Temple Athene, erected in 1855-56 for the Masons, of brick, hand-made by slaves, stood on this corner. An appeal by Mr. James D. Anthony and Dr. James R. Smith -- Methodist Ministers -- and Mr. Pincus Happ, . . . — — Map (db m24677) HM
In 1944, at Ft. Slocum, N.Y., Duckworth, an ordinary buck private
from Sandersville, Georgia, authored one of the most popular
marching cadences in military history. At first, it was known as the
"Duckworth Chant." It later gained fame as . . . — — Map (db m103232) HM
James Danelly Anthony entered the Methodist ministry at the 1847 Georgia Conference and after 50 years of service retired in 1897. He had 12 different charges and was 4 times Presiding elder for separate districts, one being the Sandersville . . . — — Map (db m24763) HM
The present site of the building, which stands on the corner of South Harris Street and West Haynes Street, was the location of Mr. Mark Sander’s store at the crossing of roads. On December 19, 1793, the Legislature of Georgia authorized that a . . . — — Map (db m24756) HM
The Brown House was built about 1850 by Nathan Haynes. It was purchased by merchant and planter William Gainer Brown about 1851. During the 1850s portraits of William and Miriah Brown were painted by an itinerant artist for $75 plus room and board. . . . — — Map (db m103238) HM
On Nov. 24, 1864, the Left Wing of Gen. Sherman’s army [US], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Milledgeville enroute to Sandersville. On the 26th, after delays caused by destruction . . . — — Map (db m24443) HM
To the memory
of the
Confederate
soldiers,
who illustrated
Washington Co.
on many battlefields.
A hero's crown is
thine forever.
There are deeds which
should not pass away
and names that cannot
be forgotten.
1861 – . . . — — Map (db m197787) WM
Washington, Georgia’s ninth county and first in the nation to be named for George Washington, was created in 1784 for granting land to soldiers for Revolutionary War services.
Court House Square, located on the old stage coach road from . . . — — Map (db m24690) HM
On Thursday, November 24, 1864, the 14th and 20th Corps of Union Major General William T. Sherman's army began entering Washington County. By November
26th the 28,000 soldiers of the two corps arrived in Sandersville, marching on separate roads . . . — — Map (db m103235) HM
Dedicated
to the
Men and Women
of
Washington County
who served our
country with honor
during
the Korean War
June 27, 1950
January 31, 1955
{Honor Roll on Left and right panels of those who . . . — — Map (db m103379) WM
In Sacred Memory of the
men of Washington County
who made the supreme
sacrifice in World War I
Carroll William Deal
Claude Louis Deal
Julius Hartley
Abbie Lee Johnson
Lewis Cheatham Newsom
Wilbur Stuart Sewell Sr.
William . . . — — Map (db m103385) WM
Colby Smith, a Revolutionary War soldier who was prominent in America’s War of Independence settled in the 89th District in 1798 and was granted property by the Governor of Georgia in Honor of his service to America. He, his children, and his . . . — — Map (db m21300) HM
On Nov. 26, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of Gen. Sherman’s army [US], which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Ball’s Ferry (9 miles SW), on pontoon bridges, after two days of . . . — — Map (db m35509) HM
Jared Irwin, Statesman and twice Governor of Georgia, moved from Mecklenburg Country, N.C to Burke County, Ga. as a child. Commissioned a brigadier general during the Revolutionary War, he distinguished himself following the War as an Indian . . . — — Map (db m35502) HM
Late on Nov. 24, 1864, Lieut. Gen. Wm J. Hardee CSA, arrived in Tennille to consult with Maj. Gen. H.C. Wayne, Adj. Gen. of Georgia as to the advisability of further resistance along the line of the Oconee River, already reached by Gen. Sherman’s . . . — — Map (db m25268) HM
Tennille, the highest point, on the Central of Georgia Railroad, between Macon and Savannah, named for a public spirited citizen, Mr. Francis Tennille, was called for a number of years, Station No. 13. The land for the Right of Way, which made the . . . — — Map (db m25267) HM
Tennille was founded in 1837 as Franklinville for Sam O. Franklin who gave land for the railroad's right-of-way and the town's creation. Its name was changed in 1842 after a prominent local citizen, Francis Tennille. The following year Tennille also . . . — — Map (db m103239) HM
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America and party camped near here in a wooded area, when trying to reach Mobile, in his flight from Federal Soldiers. The party, on horseback, stopped at Warthen’s Store to purchase food . . . — — Map (db m24361) HM
Washington County, which once embraced all the territory from the Cherokee corner North, from the Ogeechee to the Oconee and the Liberty on the South, was surveyed in 1784. Soon the small settlement known as Warthen’s Store was designated as the . . . — — Map (db m24393) HM
Guiding Oregon Trail emigrants and a party of prospectors who had discovered gold in Boise Basin, Tim Goodale opened a new miners' trail through here in August 1862.
A gold rush followed that fall, and John Brownlee operated a ferry here . . . — — Map (db m23227) HM
More than a century ago, miners faced a hopeless problem of hauling copper ore to this canyon for shipment to smelters.
They started with Albert Kleinschmidt's road grade down from their mine, more than a vertical mile above Snake River, . . . — — Map (db m23228) HM
This marker commemorates the Cuddy Mill.
Built by John Cuddy in 1869. Originally six miles north of here, at the foot of Cuddy Mountain. The General Howard Expedition against the Indians on the warpath under Chief Joseph had grain ground . . . — — Map (db m119371) HM
At the top of this hill 3 to 5000 years ago, Prehistoric men had a rock quarry where they made a variety of stone tools.
Projectiles, knives, and scrapers were among the tools made by these people who camped at the foot of the hill. . . . — — Map (db m119369) HM
The Weiser Valley provided an abundant environment for early hunters and food gatherers.
Archaeological excavation along Monroe Creek in conjunction with US-95 realignment yielded one of the most significant prehistoric sites in the . . . — — Map (db m23220) HM
Platted as a town in 1858 by J.A. Bent and O. Miner.
Settled by easterners and named after one Henry Hoyle a pioneer
This tablet dedicated August 2, 1941
The 60th anniversary of Hoyleton as an incorporated village
Hoyleton . . . — — Map (db m146588) HM
[Left panel:]
First brought to Hoyleton in the mid to late 1800's, serving as an alarm bell from 1914 to 1948. Served the congregation of the Bethel Methodist Church, located east of Hoffman, from 1948 to 1961. In 1962 the bell . . . — — Map (db m146589) HM
Illinois Agricultural College at Irvington was the first college in the state for instruction in scientific and practical agricultural methods. It was chartered by the Illinois General Assembly in 1861 and opened in 1866. The main buildings were . . . — — Map (db m146179) HM
In memory of the Brammeier servicemen & their descendant service members, along with all Active Duty, Reservist, National Guard, & Veterans, Charles ( Pete) World War I, U. S. Army, Don, World War II, U. S. Navy, Charles ( Sam ) World War II, . . . — — Map (db m247881) WM
In 1779, George Rogers Clark and 175 soldiers marched from Ft. Kaskaskia through southern Illinois to Ft. Vincennes, Indiana and captured that fort. This march led them through what became known as the Meadow in the Hole, Oakdale, Illinois. — — Map (db m247600) HM WM
We dedicate this flag to the men and women of the armed forces and recognize the sacrifices they made to preserve the freedom we hold so dear. — — Map (db m190648) WM
On the afternoon of July 10, 1863, General Morgan’s men looted Canton stores and confiscated fresh horses. The raiders continued east from there toward New Philadelphia, crossed the middle fork of the Blue River, and proceeded into Scott County. . . . — — Map (db m126321) HM
This located provides a scenic overlook of the Scott County area. Morgan’s raiders passed here on the afternoon of July 10, 1863. Temperatures were in the 90s and the Raiders were loaded down with much booty. Stolen items included bolts of calico . . . — — Map (db m126322) HM
In honor of Pekin, Indiana, a town reported to have held Fourth of July celebrations regularly since the 1830's. Each July 4, citizens gather in Pekin to remember the birth of their nation and to pay tribute to the sacrifices made by their ancestors . . . — — Map (db m74117) HM
Located 40 rods west of this spot. Est. before 1812. Salem's early settlers are buried here including Brocks, Kemps, Hendersons; also John Zink, a ranger with Col. Dawalt, fatally wounded by Indians after the Pigeon Roost Massacre. — — Map (db m74079) HM
On July 10, 1863, shortly before noon, General Morgan entered Salem with two brigades of cavalry. One was commanded by Colonel Basil Duke, his brother-in-law, and the other by Colonel Adam Johnson.
While in Salem, the troops looted, then . . . — — Map (db m307360) HM
Site of home and garden of Indiana's first Lieutenant Governor pioneer merchant, attorney, judge, horticulturist, member territorial legislature, and commissioner to lay out state capital city, his modest residence was first brick building in Salem. — — Map (db m242022) HM
Building erected in 1815
by Quakers from North
Carolina. They came to
Washington County in
opposition to slavery.
Land donated by Matthew
Coffin to the Blue River
Friends Meeting Trustees. — — Map (db m250689) HM
Nearby is the boundary of the Illinoian Glacier, which covered all but approximately 6,250 square miles in south, central area of Indiana. Most of Indiana's topography was affected by four separate glacial advancements during Pleistocene epoch, . . . — — Map (db m74084)
George Beck with his wife Betsy and seven children migrated
from North Carolina to this place and built the first mill on
this site 1808. They were among the first settlers in this part of
Indiana Territory, George was a Revolutionary War soldier . . . — — Map (db m251164) HM
Historical Society
Organized 1897. Headquarters and Genealogical Library in Museum building.
Birthplace of John Hay
Built in 1824 as a school. John Hay, Secretary to pres. Lincoln and Secretary of State for Presidents McKinley and . . . — — Map (db m46803) HM
In the early morning of July 10, 1863, General Morgan assembled his cavalry troops and met with his officers at this point. He dispatched a patrol to a railroad four miles to the east. This patrol followed the tracks north, destroying telegraph . . . — — Map (db m126320) HM
At this point Gen. John Hunt Morgan routed poorly armed militia and occupied Salem - July 10, 1863. The town was looted and $1,000 ransom exacted from each mill owner. — — Map (db m46649) HM
Few race tracks in the nation carry the legacy, prestige and renown as Salem Speedway. Built in 1947 with intention of all out speed, the .555 mile oval with its daunting high banked turns, has produced dramatic, legendary, thrilling racing for . . . — — Map (db m176103) HM
On July 10, 1863 at his headquarters on the southeast side of courthouse square, General Morgan watched the indiscriminate looting of Salem.
Hardest hit was Berkey’s Store on the northwest corner of the square. At Berkey’s more than $1,000 . . . — — Map (db m307359) HM
Scholar, reformer, and advocate for
women's equal education, Sarah
Parke Morrison was born near here
in 1833. Responding to a petition
from Morrison, Indiana University
narrowly voted to begin accepting
women on equal terms as men in
1867. . . . — — Map (db m250690) HM
Washington County Courthouse
County formed 1814 by General Assembly of Indiana Territory. Commissioners selected county seat and named it Salem. This third courthouse completed 1888 using locally quarried limestone. Designed in Richardsonian . . . — — Map (db m46643) HM
The following twenty-one (21) honor roll memorials are arranged as one single ‘marching army in review.’ They are arrayed east to west (starting from the side-walk stairs) in a chronological order (from the American Revolution and ending with . . . — — Map (db m46871) WM
American Revolutionary War 1775-1783
War of 1812 1812-1815
Mexican-American War 1846-1848
American Civil War April 12, 1861 - April 9, 1865
Spanish-American War April 25 - August 12, 1898
World War I August 1914 - November 11, 1918 . . . — — Map (db m242077) WM
[north side] George Washington United States Flag Washington County [west side] Timothy Brown & Samuel Lewis [Revolutionary War] [south side] President Theodore Roosevelt cartoon . . . — — Map (db m292300) HM
Delegates to meetings in Seceder Church and House of All Nations in February, 1854, opposed slavery and drew up resolutions which began National Republican Party. — — Map (db m176070) HM
In 1835, the county’s first settler’s home was built here by Adam Ritchey. The Moorehead family owned the land for the next 100 years. The first school was also here. — — Map (db m185713) HM
The above BANK letters were relocated from the arch above the doorway of the first permanent home of Farmers Savings Bank at the corner of B Ave. and 5th Street. The pole and the flag are in recognition of the years Ferd E. Skola, Jr. gave to his . . . — — Map (db m239800) HM
In grateful appreciation for the heritage of our forefathers, this monument and its contents are dedicated to those generations yet to come. Time capsule to be opened July 4, 2076 — — Map (db m238399) HM
This property is listed in The National Register of Historic Places Division of Historic Preservation Iowa State Historical Department — — Map (db m238397) HM
October Tenth The memorial tree planted nearby is dedicated by the Rock Island in affectionate memory of Robert Shields who by his industry courage and loyalty through every vicissitude signally aided in the development of the . . . — — Map (db m238459) HM
Dedicated to the Men and Women who serve our country in war and peace Freedom is not free All Gave Some Some Gave All Duty Honor Country — — Map (db m238396) WM
Wagons bound for Oregon and California left Independence starting in the
1840s and developed a trail to this location. Others started across the prairie from St. Joseph, and Fort Leavenworth. All of that traffic merged here at the junction of the . . . — — Map (db m253325) HM
Camping was not recreation as it is today. It was a way of life from the time immigrants left their old homes until they reached the new ones in the West. Freighters and drovers also lived outdoors as they moved their goods along the trail.
. . . — — Map (db m253313) HM
Built in 1857 as a ranch house, it is the only remaining unaltered station still standing in its original location. Erected by the Kansas State Historical Society. National Pony Express Centennial Association Dwight D. Eisenhower – Chairman . . . — — Map (db m246094) HM
This building, constructed in 1857 by G.H. Hollenberg on his ranch here on the Oregon Trail, was a station on the Pony Express route in 1860-1861. It is believed to be the only such station which has remained unaltered on its original site. — — Map (db m53293) HM
Hollenberg Station and Transportation
By the time Hollenberg Station was begun in 1857 or 1858, Gerat Hollenberg
already had years of experience in operating at road ranch on the Oregon-California Trail. A native of Germany, he had been drawn . . . — — Map (db m253085) HM
Hollenberg's Land- Gerat Hollenberg acquired 160 acres of land in 1857 or 1858. He bought it with a land warrant given by the United States government to a veteran of the War of 1812.
1. Hollenberg Station - The building also was known as . . . — — Map (db m253083) HM
Transportation is the movement of people or goods from one location to another. Long before the Europeans first came to this area in the 1500s, the native peoples were engaged in transportation. On foot they followed trails that had been cut by . . . — — Map (db m253088) HM
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of May 30, 1854 created the territories of Nebraska and Kansas, which had to be surveyed before settlement of the prairies could proceed. On May 8, 1855 Charles A. Manners set a cast iron monument on the bluff west of the . . . — — Map (db m80110) HM
With the faith and courage of
their forefathers who made
possible the freedom of these
United States
The Boy Scouts of America
dedicate this replica of the
Statue of Liberty as a pledge
of everlasting fidelity and
loyalty . . . — — Map (db m81059) HM
The first county formed by first Assembly of Kentucky, 1792. Named for Geo. Washington. Springfield, county seat, laid off, 1793, by Matthew Walton; veteran of War of Revolution, legislator. Courthouse built in 1816, oldest used as such in state . . . — — Map (db m121609) HM
John Hunt Morgan and his men arrived in Mackville on Saturday evening, July 12, 1862, following raids on Lebanon and Springfield. Shortly after their arrival a skirmish ensued between Morgan’s men and the Home Guard. The Home Guard took two . . . — — Map (db m152653) HM
One of the ablest orators, lawyers, lawmakers in early Ky. Moved to Nelson, now Washington Co., with parents. In 1808, he settled at Bardstown where his career earned him the title "last of race of giants." Member state legislature 9 yrs.; U.S. . . . — — Map (db m99432) HM
On the morning of July 5, 1863, Springfield awoke to the roar of cannon fire coming from Lebanon. That afternoon John Hunt Morgan’s column reached Springfield with over 300 Federal prisoners in tow.
Young Will McChord, then eleven, described . . . — — Map (db m99436) HM
Captain Abraham Lincoln, Sr,, grandfather of the 16th president, was
killed near his home by Lincoln's Run in Washington County April
1788 by a Native American. Latitude: 37.77081 Longitude: -85.21509.
He was buried in The Pioneer Cemetery . . . — — Map (db m250705) HM
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